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What does epididymis mean?

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  1. (anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, where sperm are stored during maturation.
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It takes three months for the seminiferous tubules of the testes to produce sperm which is then stored in the epididymis.
In azoospermic men sperm can be retrieved surgically from the epididymis or from the testis itself.
The inflammatory process also focally affected the epididymis and diffusely affected the peritesticular soft tissues and spermatic cord.
Alongside the testicles are the epididymis and the vas deferens, which make up the duct system of the male reproductive organs.
This chapter focuses on infections of the male urethra, epididymis, testis, and prostate.
Normal epididymis and smooth muscle bundles were present at the edge of the tumor.

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